Garment-supporter



(No Model.)

A. S. GRIMM. GARMENT SUPPORTER.

No. 602,073. Patented Apr 12, 1898.

UNITED STATES PATENT O FICE.

ALvA s. GRIMM, on ST. MARYS, WEST VIRGINIA.

GARMENT-SUPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 602,073, dated April 12, 1898.

' Application filed June 5, 1897. Serial No. 639,519- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, ALVA S. GRIMM, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Marys, in the county of Pleasants and State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment Supporters; andI do hereby declare that the following is a full clear, and exact description of the same, reference beinghad to the annexed drawings,

making a part of this specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The present invention has for its object to provide a simple and effective device for supporting garments; andit consists in the several details of construction, substantially as shown in the drawings and hereinafter described and claimed.

Figure 1 of the drawings representsaperspective View of my improved garment-sup porter; Fig. 2, a sectional elevation taken on line 00 x of Fig. 1 and on an enlarged scale.

In the accompanying drawings the belt,

which is adapted to be secured around the are connected to similar belt-sections G H by means of buckles c, and the belt-sections O D are connected to belt-sections I J by means of buckles d. The opposite ends of the belt-sec tions H J have secured to'ends a pad K,which is adapted to bear against the back of the wearer and may be of any suitable material adapted to the purpose. The belt-sections G1 are connected to the belt-sections H J by means of buckles e, which buckles are for the purpose of adjusting the belt so as to adapt it to the wearer. To the belt-sections G H and I J are secured the braces L, which are provided with buttons or any other wellknown fastenin gs for detachably connecting thereto the hangers M. These hangers, which are provided with fastening-tongues, g at their upper ends, extend through guide-loops h, se-

cured to the braces L to retain the upper ends of the hangers in position.

In applying the supporter to the wearer the belt is fastened around the Waist by means of the buckles hereinbefore described, which belt would assume the position shown in Fig. l of the drawings. Upon the inner side of the waistband of the pants or other convenient place, at points opposite each other, are

three buttons which are arranged with relation to each other, so as to engage with the buttonholes g t' when securingthe garment thereto. Buttons are alsoprovided upon the inner side of the pants,-at the front thereof, to engage the buttonholes Z, and when the several buttons upon the inner side of the garment engage with the buttonholes, as above described, the garment will be securely held in position on the wearer without the aid of the usual suspenders.

In place of the buckles c d to adjust the belt sections to bring the hangers in the proper position the braces L and the hangers M may be rendered adjustable upon said sections by any well-known means best adapted to the purpose.

Any suitable material may be used in the construction of the garment-supporter and any changes or modifications may be made so long as it does not affect the principle of the invention and comes within ordinary mechanical skill.

Having 110W fully described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is g A garment-supporter consisting of a belt formed of detachablesections, supports secured to the front of the belt and detachably connected together and provided with extra buttonholes for securing the supports to the buttons upon the inner side of the garment, detachable hangers upon the opposite sides of the belt having flexible tongues attheir upper ends with buttonholes, and additional buttonholes in the hangers for securing them to the buttons upon the inner side of the garment, said belt and hangers adapted for horizontal and vertical adjustment, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the above I have ICO hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

ALVA S. GRIMM. Witnesses:

H. T. WATTS, J. A. CORE. 

